,x 0 ! ,road to ,j]i*o  ,illu/ration    
,illu/ration     ,x 0 ! ,road to ,j]i*o 
,by ,annie ,fell[s ,john/on      ,au?or 
( ,!     ,little ,colonel     ,! ,des]t 
(     ,wait+     ,etc4      ,,illu/rat$ 
,,by ,,john ,r ,,neill      ,,new ,,york
     ,,britton ,,publi%+ ,,company      
,illu/ration      ,copyright     #aiai  
by     ,annie     ,fell[s     ,john/on  
,illu/ration  ,illu/ration     ,x ,0 !  
,road to ,j]i*o       ,x 0 ! road to    
,j]i*o1       ,& brave inde$ ! man      
,:o w5t alone & wait$ n       ,to jo9 ! 
c>avan4      ,= robb] ho>ds swoop$ d[n !
 cliffs         ,l eagles on _! prey1   
,& m]cy 0 n kn[n to !m1       ,!irs b to
 kill & slay4  ,illu/ration       ,along
 ! road to ,j]i*o         ,a man w5t    
rid+ by1     ,he he>d a groan ( mortal  
pa91         ,he he>d a pi]c+ cry4      
,illu/ration       ,he got him d[n f (f 
8 bea/1         ,he f\nd ! "o :o bl$1   
,! ?ieves _h bruis$ & beat5 him     ,&  
left him well nigh dead4      7,!       
,levite & ! prie/ _h pass$1       ,!    

calls to !m 7 va974     ,he b\nd 8      
w\nds4 ,) oil & w9e       ,he eas$ !    
grevi\s pa94      ,!n to ! inn he c>ri$ 
him       ,& paid ! keep]'s price1      
,z "o :o does a de$ = love1       ,nor  
c\nts x sacrifice4      ,lo1 z he pass$ 
^u 8 way1       ,8 robe x %[$ a /a9--   
,two r$ m>ks on 8 :ite sleeve1 :]e      
,! ble$+ head _h la94      ,"o1 made 9  
pity :5 he /oop$         ,to lift !     
w\nd$ up1     ,! o!r1 :5 9 love he b5t  
,to (f] him ! cup4  ,illu/ration        
,two r$1 r$ l9es :i* made a cross1      
,& m>k$ him z ! man     ,^: "n is1 till 
! end ( "t         ,! good ,sam>itan4   
,"p ,,ii  ,illu/ration      ,! ,_w      
press$ t[>d its ,j]i*o1       ,! goal ( 
its desire--     ,its m>ts1 its         
pleasures & its %r9es       ,its dreams 
( great empire4      ,a ho>d ( gold x   
bore along           ,to b>t] & to buy4 
,b on ! road1 by ?ieves beset1          
,x1 too1 0 left to die4      ,! ,son (  
,god came d[n t way       ,to succ\r &  
to save1     ,to b9d its w\nds1 to heal 

its s9       ,to lift x f ! grave4      
,lo6 ,he too1 w5t ^u ,8 way       ,:5   
,he _h paid ! price4     ,m>k$ by ! r$  
r$ l9es t make       ,! ,cross (        
,sacrifice4  ,illu/ration      ,:]e all 
! woe ( all ! _w       ,^u ,8 he>t _h   
la9     ,& all ! s9 ( e>? press$ sore   
,!re gleam$ t d\ble /a94      ,& n[ we  
_c "n ,8 "n       ,:o is ! ,"l ( ,heav51
     ,)\t a ?\ght ( t symbol       ,by  
love & pity giv54      ,n[ onw>d to our 
,j]i*o         ,we press ) bat$ brea?4  
,= evil gr[s ! way1 & d>k4         ,on e
 h& /alks dea?4     ,"p ,,iii           
,illu/ration      ,! robb] ho>ds t /rip 
& slay       ,take m ?an gold1 =soo?1   
,!y kill our holie/ ( ,hopes--       ,!y
 take all ,love--all ,y\?6      ,!y     
smite ! "m & ! maid--       ,! babe t   
cries unf$1     ,& little *ildr51 sore  
afraid       ,sob 9 ! night = bread4    
,illu/ration      ,oh1 :o %all /aun* su*
 _w-wide woe--       ,su* univ]se ( pa98
     ,& :o has oil & w9e en\gh8       ,&
 mu/ !y cry 9 va98  ,illu/ration        

,nay6 ,on ! road to ,j]i*o       ,!re be
 a million n[1     ,:o be> ,*ri/'s pity 
9 _! he>ts1       ,8 sign ^u _! br[4    
,& millions m %all foll[ !m       ,to   
b9d & to re/ore4     ,till all ! highway
 is made safe       ,& w> %all be no m4 
,n[ ,god give grace to all :o he>       
,& may ,8 love suffice     ,to blaze ^u 
ea* he>t ea* day       ,! ,cross (      
,sacrifice4  ,illu/ration  ,illu/ration 
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,transcrib]'s ,note3  ,obvi\s           
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